If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

The Seventh Security Zone.

4:13 AM.

The piercing, highest-level wilderness alarm abruptly shattered the deathly silence of the entire military command center!

Beep beep beep beep—! !!! !

The red warning lights were flashing wildly.

On the huge energy monitoring screens, the same coordinates all appeared.

Thirty kilometers outside the seventh security zone.

An unnamed wilderness valley.

"Report!"

"The life force of a Town General-level being detected has disappeared 30 kilometers from the wilderness!"

"Report! Remnants of a broken, peak-level True Meaning Barrier have been detected in the same area!"

"Report! Third round of volatility confirmed!"

"The aura of an eighth-tier demonic beast!"

"Possibly a powerful demon at the Commander Realm!"

"Report! The aura of the Commander-in-Chief realm... has been extinguished!"

The last sentence fell.

The entire command center fell into dead silence instantly.

All military staff, reconnaissance personnel, and combat-ready soldiers were frozen in place.

The aura of a great demon at the Commander Realm.

It's off?

What does that mean?

If an eighth-tier demonic beast were to charge into the seventh safe zone, it would be enough to put the entire city into the highest level of war.

Even if we use the source energy main cannon, we might not be able to kill it!

But now.

Its presence had somehow vanished deep in the wilderness?

"Coordinates locked".

"All reconnaissance teams, prepare."

"First, second, and third energy-powered fighter formations, take off immediately!"

A deep and authoritative voice rang out in the command center.

Su Zhan, wearing a black military cloak, strode into the hall.

His expression was more solemn than ever before.

Overnight.

Cangming has disappeared.

The Dark Spirit Cult Leader's aura disappeared.

A powerful demon of the Commander Realm appeared and then perished.

This is no ordinary wilderness incident.

This is a terrifying storm that could reshape the landscape of the Seventh Security Zone!

"grandfather!"

Su Qinghan rushed over, her face pale.

She was clearly alarmed as well.

"What exactly happened in the wilderness?"

Su Zhan did not answer immediately.

He simply looked up at the desolate area on the screen that was constantly flashing red light.

After a while.

He slowly exhaled.

"Sparse and cold".

"You need to be mentally prepared."

Su Qinghan's heart tightened.

"What kind of mental preparation?"

Su Zhan's voice was deep:

"That senior may have made his move again."

boom!

Su Qinghan's pupils suddenly contracted.

That senior!

The mysterious master behind Lin Yuan!

That Blood Elder who once defeated the Ghost King and made the leader of the Dark Spirit Society so afraid that he went into seclusion!

But this time...

Su Qinghan's heart nearly skipped a beat when she saw the glaring words "The aura of a great demon at the Commander Realm has been extinguished" on the screen.

Is it...

Even the Great Demon King at the Commander Realm was dealt with by that senior?

impossible?

That's the Commander Realm!

Just then.

Another figure in silver walked in at the entrance of the command center.

Luo Xingshuang.

She changed back into the silver battle suit of the Central Royal Observer, her expression still aloof.

But if you look closely, you can see that deep in her eyes, there is still a trace of shock that has not been completely suppressed.

Su Zhan glanced at her.

"Is Observer Luo going too?"

Luo Xingshuang nodded calmly.

"I tracked Cangming last night and came close to that area."

Su Zhan's eyes flickered slightly.

"What did you see?"

Luo Xingshuang was silent for a moment.

In an instant, the terrifying figure bathed in the karmic fire of the red lotus, with eight arms growing from its back and the illusory image of Brahma behind it looking down appeared in her mind.

The words of the senior from the Blood Sect echoed in her ears once again.

—Report tonight's events in the way you should believe them.

Luo Xingshuang slowly spoke:

"I saw a powerful demon at the Commander Realm that had gone out of control."

"I also saw an ancient body cultivator wearing a blood-red mask."

"We'll talk about the rest when we get there."

Su Zhan gave her a deep look.

No further questions were asked.

"Set off."

Rumble—!!!

Several energy-powered fighter jets soared into the sky.

They sped off into the wilderness outside the seventh safe zone.

……

Above a desolate valley.

The sky was just before dawn.

The crimson waning moon had not yet completely disappeared, but the east was already tinged with gray.

The energy-powered fighter jet tore through the clouds and hovered slowly above the valley.

The instant the hatch opened.

Everyone fell silent.

Even Su Zhan, a veteran of many battles, had his pupils shrink at this moment.

valley.

It's no longer a valley.

Looking down from the sky, the once rolling mountains appear as if they have been forcibly pressed into the depths of the earth by the giant hand of some ancient god.

A thousand-meter-high mountain peak collapsed.

The earth collapsed into a huge ring-shaped basin.

A network of crisscrossing cracks stretched to the horizon like a black spider web.

The lava lake was still emitting billowing steam.

The dark red dragon blood flowed into several rivers, slowly meandering through the broken valley.

A broken piece of black dragon horn was stuck diagonally in the center of the earth.

From a distance.

It looks like a tombstone erected for some ancient and powerful demon.

And at the deepest part of the valley.

The enormous, mountain-like Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon lay there silently.

The breath of life.

It was completely extinguished.

"This is……"

A military battlefield analyst's voice trembled.

"An eighth-tier demonic beast..."

"Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon!"

boom!

These words were spoken.

All the military personnel's expressions changed.

Eighth-tier demonic beast!

Corresponding to the eighth realm of humanity, the Commander Realm!

A powerful demon of this caliber, placed deep in the wilderness, would be enough to rule over a horde of beasts.

If it hadn't died here last night, but instead rushed towards the seventh safe zone...

The consequences could be disastrous!

Su Qinghan stood at the fighter jet's hatch, her hands clenched tightly.

Looking down at the fallen commander demon below, she had only one thought in her mind.

Did that senior make this too?

Lin Yuan's master...

Just how powerful is it?

boom!

Su Zhan was the first to land.

A group of military leaders followed closely behind.

Luo Xingshuang, also clad in silver battle armor, slowly descended to the edge of the valley.

When she saw the battlefield again, her heart still couldn't help but tremble.

She witnessed the whole thing last night.

But at this moment, when the military's source lights illuminated the entire valley of ruins, the shock became even more pronounced.

Seeing ruins during the day and witnessing carnage at night are completely different experiences.

Nighttime is filled with fear.

I'm terrified now.

"Begin battlefield restoration."

Su Zhan gave the order in a deep voice.

"Attention everyone!"

"No one may approach the core area of ​​the dragon's body without authorization."

"Do not touch any residual black or red energy."

"Samples must not be collected privately."

"Everything here is classified as top secret."

"yes!"

The military analysts quickly dispersed.

Beams of source energy scanning swept across the battlefield.

soon.

The analysis results are being compiled gradually.

"Report!"

"No remnants of main cannon fire detected!"

"Report!"

"No traces of large-scale array sealing detected!"

"Report!"

"No fluctuations of martial arts essence at the Marquis Realm level detected!"

"Report!"

"There are no remnants of large-scale internal energy clashes in the core area of ​​the battlefield!"

A series of reports followed.

Everyone's expressions grew increasingly grave.

There is no energy cannon.

There is no formation.

There was no real intention behind granting him a title.

There was no large-scale residual true qi.

So how exactly did this powerful demon at the Commander Realm die?

A battlefield analyst knelt before a huge fist-shaped indentation, his voice strained:

"Commander, you'd better come and see for yourself."

Su Zhan strode over.

On the ground, there was a dark, collapsed fist-shaped mark.

The fist mark wasn't particularly large.

However, the rocks within a radius of tens of meters all seemed to have been squeezed inward by some terrifying force.

All the gravel, soil, and metal ore layers exhibited an extremely strange state of centripetal compression.

It doesn't look like an explosion.

It was as if it had been crushed for a moment by an invisible, tiny star.

Su Zhan's pupils contracted slightly.

"This is……"

The analyst's voice was hoarse:

"Purely physical collapse traces."

"There is no true qi."

"Only physical strength."

Everyone around fell silent.

Pure physical strength?

How could you leave such a mark on a demon at the Commander Realm using physical strength?

How is that possible?

Another analyst ran over as well.

"Commander!"

"Dense bombardment marks were found on the head of the Earth-Splitting Demon Rock."

"The broken dragon horn was not cut by a sharp weapon, nor burned by energy."

"It's more like it was shattered by a series of heavy blows."

"And here too."

He pointed to the collapsed kilometer-high mountain peak in the distance.

"This mountain was not destroyed by an external bombardment."

"It was opened up from the inside."

"Judging from the cracks in the rock strata, a high-density life form was once driven deep into the mountain and then forcibly broke through the mountain from the inside."

Su Zhan's gaze grew increasingly somber.

It burst forth from the mountain.

A series of heavy blows shattered the dragon's horns.

A fist imprint of pure physical collapse.

And there was that fallen Commander-level Great Demon.

All the clues point to a conclusion that is utterly absurd, yet undeniably true.

This Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon was killed in close combat.

Moreover, the attackers hardly used their internal energy systems.

Su Zhan slowly turned his head and looked at Luo Xingshuang.

"Observer Luo."

"What exactly did you see last night?"

All eyes instantly turned to Luo Xing Shuang.

Su Qinghan also looked at her nervously.

Luo Xingshuang remained silent for a moment.

She knew that her next words would determine "Blood Senior's" place in the military and central archives.

Luo Xingshuang took a deep breath.

He slowly opened his mouth:

"Last night, I sensed that Cang Ming was leaving the guesthouse with murderous intent, so I secretly followed him."

"His target was a mark on Lin Yuan."

Su Zhan's eyes darkened.

Su Qinghan's expression changed drastically.

"Cang Ming wants to kill Lin Yuan?"

Luo Xingshuang nodded.

"That's right."

"But he did not see Lin Yuan."

"What he saw was an ancient body cultivator senior wearing a blood-red mask and a black robe."

Cang Ming mistakenly believed that the senior was Lin Yuan's master.

Luo Xingshuang paused for a moment at this point.

She didn't say that "mistakenly believed" might not be accurate.

Because even she herself believed that the senior with the blood-stained face was Lin Yuan's master.

"And then?"

Su Zhan asked in a deep voice.

Luo Xingshuang looked at the ruins in the center of the valley, her voice lowering slightly.

"Cang Ming is dead."

"The leader of the Dark Spirit Society has also appeared; he was at the peak of the Town General level."

"He died too."

boom!

The surrounding military personnel erupted in uproar once again.

Azure Sky!

The later-stage protector of the Central Xiao family's general!

Leader of the Dark Spirit Society!

A powerful evil cultivator who has broken through to the peak of the Town General realm!

Both of them died here?

Su Zhan's expression grew increasingly solemn.

"Was it also done by that senior?"

Luo Xingshuang nodded.

"Yes."

"But what I really can't understand is what happened next."

She looked up at the spot where the Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon had fallen.

"The Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon was awakened."

"It is a true early-stage Commander-level Great Demon."

"At the beginning, that senior fought in his eight-armed body form, but was whipped into the mountain by the demonic dragon's tail."

Speaking of it.

A hint of shock couldn't help but appear in her eyes.

"But soon, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire ignited inside the mountain."

"That senior emerged from the mountain."

"He has eight arms on his back, and a hundred-foot-tall phantom of Brahma appears behind him."

"But it caused the entire valley to sink."

"Then……"

Luo Xingshuang's voice was slightly hoarse.

"He killed the Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon head-on with his fists."

Dead silence.

This time.

The entire battlefield fell into a true deathly silence.

Even though they had already guessed the outcome from the battlefield traces.

But when Luo Xingshuang uttered those words, everyone still felt a chill run down their spines.

With fists.

A direct kill of a powerful demon at the Commander Realm.

This is no longer the case of a physically strong person.

This is a human-shaped natural disaster!

Su Qinghan was completely stunned.

Lin Yuan's calm face appeared in her mind.

The image of Lin Yuan with his hands in his pockets, letting Xiao Chen slap him in the chest, also came to mind during the day on the playground.

It turned out to be the case.

So that's his source of confidence.

It turns out that his ability to remain unfazed in the face of the Central Genius was not due to arrogance.

It's because he has a master who can even suppress and kill a great demon at the Commander Realm!

No wonder he said that his master didn't like having too many small fry around.

In that senior's eyes.

The so-called military protection is probably just a bunch of small fry.

The more Su Qinghan thought about it, the more awe she felt.

And the more fortunate we are.

I'm glad that from the very beginning I never truly stood on the opposite side of Lin Yuan.

"Commander."

An analyst's voice trembled.

"We also discovered this place."

The group followed.

That was a collapsed area in front of the core of the Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon's body.

The ground appeared as a pitch-black circle.

All the surrounding rocks are concave towards this center.

It was as if in a certain instant.

A black singularity powerful enough to devour everything once existed here.

The analyst swallowed hard.

"We suspect that this was the punch that ultimately killed the Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon."

"The dragon's commander's core has disappeared."

"They must have been taken away by that senior."

Su Zhan remained silent.

Commander Crystal Core.

That's a strategic resource that even the central government would fight tooth and nail for.

But at this moment, no one dared to mention pursuing the matter.

Are you kidding me?

Who would dare object to an ancient body cultivator who had killed a powerful demon at the Commander Realm in a direct confrontation taking his spoils?

Su Zhan slowly turned around and looked at everyone.

"Starting now."

"Everything that happened here is classified as a top-secret incident in the Seventh Security Zone."

"No one may disclose this information without permission."

"Those who disobey will be punished for treason."

All the military personnel felt a chill run down their spines.

"yes!"

Just then.

An urgent communication came from the direction of the guesthouse.

An officer strode up to Su Zhan and reported in a low voice:

"Commander, news has come from the Central Special Mission."

"Xiao Chen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and could not be saved."

"Cang Ming has not yet returned. Considering the broken Life Jade Token, it can be basically confirmed that he has perished."

Su Qinghan's eyes flickered.

Xiao Chen is dead?

She subconsciously looked at Luo Xingshuang.

Luo Xingshuang remained calm, showing no emotion.

Su Zhan also glanced at Luo Xingshuang.

He is not a fool.

Xiao Chen hadn't died earlier or later, but he died right after Cang Ming died and after Luo Xing Shuang returned to the guesthouse.

This matter is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

But Su Zhan did not ask.

Because he knew it very well.

Xiao Chen must die.

This is not for Luo Xingshuang.

It was for the Seventh Safe Zone.

If Xiao Chen doesn't die, the Xiao family will definitely continue to investigate Cang Ming's death.

But what if they recklessly anger that bloodthirsty senior?

The entire Seventh Security Zone will be caught up in the storm between the Central Xiao Family and the Ancient Body Cultivator.

Su Zhan remained silent for a moment.

He slowly opened his mouth:

"Xiao Chen died from a sudden cardiac arrest."

"Cang Ming ventured into the wilderness without permission, encountered a powerful demon at the Commander Realm, and perished."

"The Seventh Army will cooperate with the Central Royal Observer to report."

Luo Xingshuang glanced at Su Zhan.

She understood.

Su Zhan is helping her cover up the matter.

It's also about protecting Lin Yuan.

Protect the Seventh Security Zone.

"Thank you, Commander Su."

Su Zhan shook his head.

"It's not for you."

Luo Xingshuang's voice was calm:

"I know."

The two exchanged a glance.

No further words were said.

But a certain tacit understanding has already been formed.

Just then.

Deep within the battlefield, a scout's voice, filled with surprise and uncertainty, suddenly rang out.

"Commander!"

"Something's wrong here!"

Su Zhan and Luo Xingshuang turned around at the same time.

The scout stood at the deepest part of the valley, on the edge of the abyss fissure where the Earth-Splitting Rock Dragon had once been entrenched.

His face looked terrible.

"We detected that before the Earthshaker Rock Dragon fell, it seemed to have released some kind of signal into the depths of the rift."

"Signal content cannot be parsed."

"But the direction..."

The detective swallowed hard.

"It's deeper into the abyss."

Su Zhan's face darkened.

Luo Xingshuang also frowned slightly.

What does this mean?

This means that the news of Senior Blood's slaying of the Earth-Splitting Demon Rock Dragon may have already been discovered by the Abyss.

even.

It has already reached the ears of an even more terrifying being.

The atmosphere in the valley, which had just calmed down, became oppressive again.

Su Zhan slowly raised his head and looked at the dark abyss rift.

Deep within the crevice, all was deathly silent.

No sound.

There was no breath.

There was only an intense, impenetrable darkness.

But I don't know why.

All the high-level martial artists present felt a faint chill at that moment.

It's like the depths of darkness.

Something, across an endless distance, is slowly opening its eyes.

Su Zhan gave the order in a deep voice:

"Seal the rift."

"Establish a long-term monitoring base."

"Also, create a new file immediately."

"Target code name—"

He paused.

Images of the dragon blood of the commander, the collapsed fist imprints, and the blood-faced ancient cultivator with eight arms on his back, bathed in the karmic fire of the red lotus, appeared in his mind.

finally.

Su Zhan slowly uttered four words:

"Humanoid forbidden zone"

Luo Xingshuang's eyes flickered slightly.

Su Qinghan was deeply shocked.

Humanoid no-go zone!

Once this code name is written into the Seventh Military's highest archives, it means that the Blood-Stained Senior has been officially listed by the military as a top-level being that cannot be provoked, tested rashly, or easily contacted.

Su Zhan looked at the devastated valley before him, his voice low and deep:

"File contents".

Name unknown.

Age unknown.

"The realm is unknown."

"The system is suspected to be an ancient cultivation method."

"Danger level: Commander-in-Chief or above."

"Our current stance is to temporarily protect Lin Yuan and his sister."

"The highest recommendation."

"Do not make contact rashly."

"You must not test the bottom line of Lin Yuan and his sister in any way."

When it comes to the last sentence.

Su Zhan's voice became noticeably louder.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Su Qinghan clenched her fists instinctively.

she knows.

From this moment on.

Lin Yuan and Lin Xiaoya are no longer just special students that the Seventh Army is preparing to recommend for admission.

Behind them stands a truly human-shaped forbidden zone.

And deep within that abyssal rift illuminated by the energy searchlight.

The darkness remained silent.

Only at the very deepest depths.

There seemed to be a wisp of pale blue light.

It vanished in a flash.